gal·ley

gal·ley
/ˈgæli/ noun, pl -leys [count]
1 : the kitchen of a ship or airplane
2 : a long, low ship that was moved by oars and sails and that was used in ancient times by the Egyptians, Greeks, and others

a slave galley [=a galley rowed by slaves]


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  • gal|ley — «GAL ee», noun, plural leys. 1. a long, narrow ship of former times having oars and sails, used in the Mediterranean in ancient and medieval times. Galleys were often rowed by slaves, prisoners of war, or convicts. 2. a large rowboat, especially… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gal|ley-west — «GAL ee WEHST», adverb. Informal. into utter confusion or ruin: »A Justice Department official said last week that if the Government lost the Peters case, “it would knock the whole [security] program galley west” (New York Times). ╂[American… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ley-west — gal·ley west; …   English syllables

  • gal — ae·de·a·gal; al·gal; al·gal al·gal; an·a·gal·lis; an·thra·gal·lol; as·tra·gal; ba·sif·u·gal; ben·gal·ee; brin·gal; cel·lif·u·gal; cen·trif·u·gal·i·za·tion; cen·trif·u·gal·ize; cen·trif·u·gal·ly; chen·gal; con·ju·gal; cor·ti·cif·u·gal; don·e·gal;… …   English syllables

  • ley — ake·ley; badde·ley·ite; bai·ley; bar·ley·break; baw·ley; bay·ley·ite; berke·ley; berke·ley·ism; berke·ley·ite; ber·ley; bing·ley; brad·ley·ite; ca·ley; chance med·ley; char·ley; col·ley; cow·ley; craw·ley; doy·ley; dud·ley; dud·ley·ite; far·ley;… …   English syllables

  • galley — gal·ley …   English syllables

  • galley — gal|ley [ˈgæli] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: galie, from Medieval Greek galea] 1.) a kitchen on a ship ▪ The fire extinguishers are stored in the galley. 2.) a long low Greek or Roman ship with sails which was rowed by ↑slaves in the …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • galley — gal|ley [ gæli ] noun count 1. ) the kitchen on a boat or airplane 2. ) a long Ancient Greek or Roman ship that used sails and SLAVES with OARS to move it 3. ) galley or galley proof a long sheet of paper on which a book is first printed, so that …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • galley-west — gal·ley west …   English syllables

  • galleyman — gal·ley·man …   English syllables

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